A Message from the Chairman and CEO To Our Valued Stakeholders, Partners, and the Global Community, It is with immense pride and excitement that I introduce Business Applications and Smart Technologies (BAST) to the world.

Joseph Lee Bast is an American right-wing political activist. He is the former president and CEO of The Heartland Institute, an American nonprofit conservative and libertarian public policy think tank based in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Advisor, Former CEO of Colorado Technology Association. Advisor, Former Salesforce VP Innovation. Advisor, IBM Consulting Trustworthy AI Leader. Advisor, Corporate Counsel. At Bast, we designed an innovative explainable AI (XAI) engine that secures knowledge within a company's unique culture and context. Learn More at Bast AI.

Beth Rudden – CEO & Chairwoman of Bast AI. Beth is a dynamic global executive and market creator with over two decades of expertise in IT leadership and cognitive science. Her tenure as Chief Data Officer, Chief Data Scientist, and Global Talent Transformation Leader saw her deftly steer digital transformations through the strategic ...

Professor of Medicine, Director of Hepatology, at University of California at San Diego. He is an internationally recognized thought leader in translational research and innovative clinical trial design in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and non-invasive assessment of NAFLD using advanced imaging modalities.

CEO @ Bast AI | Cognitive Science, Trusted AI 2mo Edited 🥰 Thrilled to share something truly remarkable - we've achieved what few have in the AI space: real, measurable business outcomes!

The Board of Directors at Richards Industrials, a leader in industrial manufacturing, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jordan Bast as President and Chief Executive Officer. Bast brings to the position a wealth of knowledge and experience in the valve industry on …

Bast served as Heartland’s executive director from 1984 until 1994, as president and CEO from 1994 until July 2017, when Dr. Tim Huelskamp replaced him as president, and as CEO until January 2018, when Dr. Huelskamp also assumed that title.